Deck 1: Defining and Describing the Assessment of Students With Special Needs

Question 1

Create flash cards using the key terms in Chapter 1 and have students practice learning the terms in small groups.The glossary terms for chapter 1 include assessment,measurement,and testing.Other important terms from chapter 1 include curriculum-based assessment and curriculum-based measurement.

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

What type of assessment is especially appealing to teachers because it directly links evaluation with instruction?

A)assessment in inclusive settings
B)curriculum-based assessment
C)individual achievement testing
D)nonbiased testing

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What are two of the most important legal or ethical considerations that impact
assessment of students with disabilities? Why are these legal or ethical
considerations so important?

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

In your opinion,which two of the early historical landmarks (before 1950)have had
most impact on procedures for assessing students with disabilities? Why are these
two early landmarks so important?

Question 5

Have the students in the class interview each other about their positive and negative assessment experiences and give brief reports of the results of their interviews.

Question 6

Which term refers to the process of making educational decisions?

A)assessment
B)measurement
C)testing

Question 7

Which assessment term is the broadest?

A)assessment
B)measurement
C)testing

Question 8

Which test,first published in 1949,has become the foremost intelligence test?

A)Army Alpha
B)Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
C)Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Question 9

What assessment approach did Gessell and Armatruda develop?

A)curriculum-based measurement
B)individual achievement testing
C)the behavioral approach
D)the developmental approach

Question 10

What is the age range of most developmental scales?

A)birth to four years
B)birth to six years
C)birth to eight years
D)birth to ten years

Question 11

Compare and contrast the terms assessment,testing,and measurement.Why is
assessment the broadest term? Why is testing the most specific term?

Question 12

Who developed the first intelligence test?

A)Binet
B)Kauffman
C)Sequin
D)Wechsler

Question 13

Which ethical consideration requires test givers to follow procedures for giving instructions,setting time limits,and presenting items?

A)permission before testing
B)privacy of test results
C)standardized test administration

Question 14

In your opinion,which two of the more recent landmarks (after 1950)have had the
most impact on procedures for assessing students with disabilities? Why are these two landmarks so important?

Question 15

The process of assessing students with special needs reflects the influence of

A)a number of disciplines and points of view
B)a single unifying point of view
C)legal considerations more than other factors
D)psychology more than other disciplines

Question 16

What is the name of the first widely used group achievement test?

A)Army Alpha
B)Iowa Test of Basic Skills
C)Stanford Achievement Test

Question 17

What longstanding critical issue did the System of Multipluralistic Assessment (SOMPA)address?

A)assessment in inclusive settings
B)bias in testing
C)privacy of test results

Question 18

Which assessment term is the most specific?

A)assessment
B)measurement
C)testing

Question 19

Have students interview a parent of a student with special needs or a teacher of students with disabilities.The interview should focus on testing and assessment experiences including the process of identifying and testing students who may qualify for and benefit from special education and related services.Have students share the results of their interviews in writing and in a class discussion.

Question 20

Which term refers to the type of assessment usually given once in a standard manner?

A)assessment
B)measurement
C)testing

Question 21

Have students write responses to each of the reflections in Chapter 1 and then hold a general discussion in which students compare their answers.